Take the Plunge: A STEM Camp Centered on Seafloor Science

While most of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) efforts center on classroom programs, many lack hands-on activities that allow students to experience phenomenon-based learning and produce a complex scientific project. To meet this need, we developed weeklong STEM summer da...

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Published in:Current (Narragansett, R.I.) R.I.), 2018-01, Vol.31 (2), p.2-8
Main Authors: Wheat, C. Geoffrey, Fournier, Trevor, Monahan, Karen, Paul, Claudia
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:While most of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) efforts center on classroom programs, many lack hands-on activities that allow students to experience phenomenon-based learning and produce a complex scientific project. To meet this need, we developed weeklong STEM summer day camps for two age groups: rising third to fifth and sixth to ninth graders. Campers learn about seafloor exploration through multiple hands-on, technologyrooted, team-based activities. At the end of the week, campers design and present research missions for an actual seafloor feature, incorporating hypotheses, methods, and operations.
ISSN:0889-5546
2632-850X
DOI:10.5334/cjme.1